It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty selected Isma’il from the children of Ibrahim, from the descendants of Isma’il He selected Kinanah, from the descendants of Kinanah He selected Quraysh, from Quraysh He selected Banu Hashim, and from Banu Hashim He selected me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdul Muttalib bin Rabee’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) that some Ansari people came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: We hear things from your people; they even say about you that the example of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is like that of a honeybee, which is produced from the rubbish gathered by a broom. Husain, the narrator, said:“Kibā’”refers to the rubbish gathered by a broom. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Who am I? They said: You are the Messenger of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am Muhammad, son of Abdullah, son of Abdul Muttalib. Before this, we had not heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mention his lineage. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware! Allah Almighty created His creation (jinn and mankind) and made me among the best of creation (i.e., among humans). Then He divided humanity into two parts and placed me in the best part. Then He divided that into tribes and placed me in the best tribe. Then He divided that into households and made me of the best household. Thus, I am the best among you in terms of household and the best in terms of self.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ash’ath bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a delegation. The people of that delegation did not think that I was superior among them, so I said: O Messenger of Allah! We think that you are from among us? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We are Banu Nadr bin Kinana; we neither accuse our mother nor deny our father. Ash’ath used to say: If anyone was brought to me who denied the connection of the Quraysh to Nadr bin Kinana, I would have him flogged as a prescribed punishment.